Boccia at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
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Boccia
at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
consisted of five events. All events were mixed, meaning that men and women competed together.
The following countries also competed:
Boccia
Boccia is a traditional recreational sport, similar to bocce. The name Boccia is derived from the Latin word for boss – bottia. The sport is competed at national and international level, by athletes who require a wheelchair because of physical disability...
at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
1996 Summer Paralympics
The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were held from 16 August to 25 August. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million....
consisted of five events. All events were mixed, meaning that men and women competed together.
Medal table
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The following countries also competed:
Medal summary
| Individual C1 wad | |||
| Individual C1 | |||
| Individual C2 | |||
| Pairs C1 wad | Jose Macedo Armando Costa |
Zoe Edge Joyce Carle |
Kris Bignall Kris Bignall Kris Bignall is an Australian boccia Paralympian.The pairs C/WAD team of Kris Bignall and Tu Huyhn were ranked as the seventh best pair in the world prior to the start of the games. They surprised the world when they won a bronze medal after beating Spain and New Zealand in the preliminaries, and... Tu Huyhn Tu Huyhn Tu Huyhn is an Australian boccia Paralympian.The pairs C/WAD team of Kris Bignall and Tu Huyhn were ranked as the seventh best pair in the world prior to the start of the games. They surprised the world when they won a bronze medal after beating Spain and New Zealand in the preliminaries, and after... |
| Team C1-C2 | Antonio Cid Miguel Gomez Jesus Fraile Maria Rodriguez |
Pedro Silva Antonio Marques Fernando Ferreira Fernando Ferreira Fernando José Almeida Sequeira Ferreira is a Portuguese footballer who is playing for C.F. Os Belenenses, as a midfielder.- External links :* *... Joao Alves |
Joon Kim Won You Hae Ryung Kim Yu Seok Jung |